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Social norms placed upon women living in a patriarchal society causes them…
Social norms placed upon women living in a patriarchal society causes them to create despair to themselves and others around them
Medea
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Medea shatters the concept of gender roles by having a woman, Medea, triumph over a man's tyranny
Medea in a show of strength and breaking the stereotype that women should be the caretakers of their children decides to kill her own children.
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The Painted Veil
Historical Context:
1925 Britain, young women were supposed to get married to rich men and produce children
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Themes:
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Social Position
Kitty adopts her mother's unhealthy vanity, preferring light chatter and superficiality to substance.
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Freedom
After kitty realises that her social position is not important as she thought it was, she embarks on a journey of self realisation and does her best to become a better person free from her past,
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Hedda Gabler
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Historical Context:
1891 Germany, women were supposed to get married and be a housewife
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